People have come up with countless
stories over the years to keep themselves entertained, teach lessons, and
preserve history and/or values from fading away. For sometime the spoken word
was the only way to convey such stories. Then came the age of the written word
which was much more tangible and concrete. With today’s technology there are
many more ways of not only communicating your story but also involving your
audience. And while a story in itself can take your imagination to different
places, if the same story can make you feel as if you are an active
participant, it becomes so much more valuable and exciting.
Take Peter
Pan for instance. Peter Pan is a story that has been around for generations and
has entertained thousands if not millions of people. There is adventure, danger
and a child’s sense of wonder that entrances anyone who steps into the lives of
the characters. Yet if this story were to become interactive, the world of
Neverland and the Lost Boys would expand monumentally and instead of following
the paths of Wendy Darling and her brothers, one could map their own adventure
in Neverland. I have only ever watched Disney’s rendition of the story however
from this one version of the book I would make a model of London, England, the
home of the Darling Family. Allow for the audience to explore the house and
their possessions. In this manner the audience can learn more about the family
than what is offered by the author. One can learn the dynamics of the family
and become more invested what happens to them. As Peter takes the children to
Neverland audiences can have the choice to interact with the island in the
avatar of a pirate, fairy, lost child, mermaid or native islander.
The varying aliases then have their
own set of customs, adventures and hideouts or homes. Fairies can find out what
it is fairies do and where they live; maybe follow Tinker Bell on her adventure
and find out how she met Peter. The Natives can go hunting and earn their
occupations within the tribes and explore the island while fighting off pirates
of wild animals. Mermaids can explore the waters surrounding the island and see
what creatures inhabit the ocean. There are countless possibilities that would
make this timeless story new again.
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